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Bio-based resin for stable timber construction materials
Working with four partners, Covestro is developing bio-based layers for wood construction materials to replace the petrochemical products used to date. The...
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Akzo Nobel appoints Thierry Vanlancker as member of the Board of Management
At yesterday's Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), shareholders of Akzo Nobel appointed new CEO Thierry Vanlancker as a member of the Board of Management. ...
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Preservatives coatings: “Overall task will become more complex”
Scott Brown of Lonza explains the effect of regulations on the use of preservatives in the coatings industry and gives his assessment on the future.
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Silica-polyaniline hybrid materials for epoxy-based anticorrosive coatings
Brasilian researchers have prepared silica-polyaniline hybrid materials by inverse emulsion polymerisation for epoxy-based anticorrosive coatings.
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Akzo Nobel CFO Maëlys Castella on leave of absence
Akzo Nobel has announced that Maëlys Castella, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of Management will step down due to health reasons. Ms. Castella is ...
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Akzo Nobel announces new management structure
Akzo Nobel has announced a new management structure for its Paints and Coatings business in advance of creating two focused high-performing businesses – Paints and ...
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Water-based acrylic coatings reinforced by PISA-derived fibers
Polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA) is an efficient approach to synthesise self-assembled core-shell nanofibers in water, made of amphiphilic block...
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Architectural Coatings: ”Standing out from the crowd“
The European market is not homogeneous, which is not just due to the different climates, but also because of tradition and experience, says Dr Ulrich Nauber of Dow ...
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Ineos invests in new vinyl acetate monomer plant
Ineos Oxide is planning to build a new vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant to support its strong position as a supplier to a broad range of markets, including...
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Overcoming a variety of substrates
Scientists have investiged the adhesion mechanisms of ticks. On the basis of their experiments conclusions can be drawn about the equipment of future technical ...
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Sika acquires manufacturer of waterproofing systems and mortars
Sika has agreed to acquire KVK Holding a.s, headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, a leading manufacturer of waterproofing and roofing systems as well as...
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Innovative approach to 3D concrete printing
Australian scientists have developed an innovative approach to the 3D printing of concrete using cement and geopolymer binding. The technology has the potential...
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DowDuPont merger successfully completed
DowDuPont has announced the successful completion of the merger of equals between The Dow Chemical Company and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, effective ...
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Evonik opens new plant for specialty silicones in Shanghai
Evonik has started up a new plant in Shanghai, China, for production of a wide range of organically modified specialty silicones.